Overkill? Sunday's Washington Post has SEVEN [now EIGHT] Articles Mentioning Joseph Steffen (NCPAC)

Google News ^ | Saturday, February 12, 2005 | Kristinn

[Tacis]

WP coverage that was truly objective and demonstrated journalistic integrity would have side by side pictures of O'Mally's wife and O'Malley's girlfriend (boyfriend?) so the WP readers could judge for themselves. Eight mentions is cleary a "where there's smoke, there's fire" kind of issue.
You gotta admire the WP for keeping the investigation of this dem sex scandal on the front burner!

[GeronL]

So basically the story, kind of, is that a Republican 'spreaded' rumors about the mayor and lost his job. Exactly how is this such a huge story?

Of course we all think he was baited by a reporter.

[GeronL]

NCPAC- be careful out there.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Another bump!

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

The empire strikes back.

[Anti-Bubba182]

"...Of course we all think he was baited by a reporter."

It could have been that or a Democratic operative. The thing that gets me is how could just a regular person with FR posts and FR mails even get access to the Washington Post, if that is all they had?

NCPAC posted that no one can figure out how he was outed. link

I don't see how the WP could go with this story if MD4Bush was unknown to them or did not have credentials of some kind.

[GeronL]

Thats why I think it was a reporter, or more than one working with a Dem operative

[Anti-Bubba182]

Obviously the WP post would trust there own reporters, but MD4Bush posted, "Yeah, he cheats on his wife. I heard that he is not allowed in the house and is living in some new high-rise near city hall." link which is libelous if false, and something that a WP reporter would not want to be caught doing. It is more likely MD4Bush was an operative known to some reporter at the WP or had sufficient credentials to credible to them for that reason.

[GeronL]

MD4Bush was more than likely more than one person, and they targeted NCPAC from the start, the first post was to him.

[Grampa Dave]

Below is, Jim Robinson's short and cryptic reply re what really happened in the Md Gov mess and Free Republic:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1341174/posts?page=20#20

To: advance_copy

"I've got some very interesting information for the governor's investigation regarding the Maryland Democrat Party dirty trickster that setup Steffen and the Washington Post reporter er, Democrat operative that was working in concert with him. Almost hoping to receive a subpoena."

20 posted on 02/11/2005 9:49:44 AM PST by Jim Robinson

[Anti-Bubba182]

That's right he did post to NCPAC first and six days after the thread had had any posts to it. link

He had to have any idea of, or know, who NCPAC was from the beginning.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Cool!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Bumping your post!

[Grampa Dave]

Thank you!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Yer welcome!

:)

[thoughtomator]

I guess Mr. Steffen is more important than Eason Jordan. Quite an accomplishment there, to exceed the chief news executive at CNN!

[CyberAnt]

And .. don't forget their beloved "abortion rights" - they are murdering themselves into oblivion.

[Wild Irish Rogue]

" Just outta curiosity, how many Eason Jordan stories have appeared in the WaPo lately.

Two stories, both by Howard Kurtz, ace media reporter.

Tuesday 02/08
"Eason Jordan, Quote, Unquote
CNN News Chief Clarifies His Comments on Iraq "
Page C01

and one Saturday 02/12 again by Kurtz, only this time in was in the A section.

I'm pretty sure that by Tuesday, the WP will have tied Steffen into Abu Graib and the Lindbergh kidnapping.

[ArmyBratproud]

Here is a major question on this issue.

HOW CAN ANYBODY TELL THE NCPAC IS ACTUALLY THE GOVERNOR'S STAFF WORKER?

IS IT POSSIBLE THAT NCPAC IS JUST SOMEONE CLAIMING TO BE THAT.....WHO MAYBE WORKS WITH THE BALTIMORE NEWSPAPER?

AND THAT'S HOW NCPAC KNEW THE STORY WAS COMING OUT?

OR HAS THE GOVERNOR'S STAFF MEMBER ACTUALLY COME OUT AND SAID THAT HE WAS SAID POSTER?

IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THE MD4Bush poster is a set up guy for the Washington Post.

And keep in mind that the Washington Post is a sister publication of the NY Times.

The NY Times' Kurtz went after that Gannon guy and Talon News in his article....and used DailyKos.com as a source of the information that was floating around.
BUT KURTZ DID NOT DISCLOSE HOW ZUNIGA (DAILYKOS) COORDINATES WITH THE HOWARD DEAN CAMPAIGN AND WAS ON THE DEAN PAYROLL.

It was made public in news reports after the elections. Kurtz knew that...and should have disclosed that.

It seems to me...that those papers have made it a priority to go after conservative web sites.

MD4Bush most likely works for or with those newspapers.

[backhoe]

Here's what I have so far:

 The O'Malley Affair- NCPAC, MD4Bush, Ehrlich, & more